AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC

156 Green card sponsorships · 218 Temporary work filings · Warehousing & Logistics · FY2012–FY2025
Filing volume Top 1% of 332,896 US employers by PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ + LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ volume
11,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
1.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 156 green-card filings / 11,000 employees · FY2012–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
2.0% Work-visa filing rate 218 work-visa filings / 11,000 employees · FY2012–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
3.4% Visa filings vs workforce 374 filings / 11,000 employees · FY2012–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Warehousing & Logistics · est. 11,000 U.S. employees
  • 48% Green-card filings certified 75 of 156 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2012–FY2025
    36 Green-card filings denied of 156 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2025 filings
    14 Green-card filings withdrawn of 156 green-card filings · FY2012–FY2025 filings
    #5 Green-card + work-visa filings 374 filings · last Jun 2026 · #5 of 424 in Warehousing & Logistics · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2012–FY2025
    3% Visa filings vs workforce 374 filings / 11,000 employees · FY2012–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    #5 Green-card + work-visa filings, Warehousing & Logistics 374 filings · #5 of 424 in Warehousing & Logistics · FY2012–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 374 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2012–FY2025
    156 Green-card filings FY2012–FY2025
    218 Work-visa filings FY2012–FY2025
    #90 Work-visa filings per employee, Warehousing & Logistics 176 filings / 11,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · #90 of 113 of 113 in Warehousing & Logistics with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2025
    Top 78% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Warehousing & Logistics 332 filings / 11,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 78% of 292 in Warehousing & Logistics reporting headcount · FY2012–FY2025
    Top 81% Green-card filings per employee, Warehousing & Logistics 156 filings / 11,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 81% of 292 in Warehousing & Logistics with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2012–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Filing name variation with performance delta

Filed under 2 legal-name variations with denial rates from 15.0% to 34.1% (delta 19.1 pp)

Americold Logistics, LLC
34.1% (96)
AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLC
15.0% (44)

Spread: 15.0% to 34.1% (19.1 pp delta)

LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 20.9% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Elevated denial rate

27.7% PERM denial rate vs 3.2% industry median (36 denied of 130 decided)

This employer
27.7%
Industry median
3.2%
Industry p90
71.1%
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

128 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 278 reportable cases, 13 severe-injury reports, 1 amputations alongside 176 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
13 severe-injury reports
278 total reportable cases
1 amputations
128 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
176 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings
142 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ applications

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

75

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals

Expired

31

29.2% rate

Denied

36

23.1% rate

Withdrawn

14

9.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2012 to today.

FY2012 Q1: 4 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 7 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 34 filingsFY2020 Q4: 23 filingsFY2021 Q1: 22 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 5 filingsFY2022 Q1: 5 filingsFY2022 Q2: 3 filingsFY2022 Q4: 4 filingsFY2023 Q1: 6 filingsFY2023 Q2: 4 filingsFY2023 Q3: 6 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q2: 2 filingsFY2025 Q3: 3 filingsFY2025 Q4: 5 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 9 filings01734FY2012FY2015FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC applied to sponsor 156 workers for green cards between 2012 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC has filed 4 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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